Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

265 reviews

thevanessa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

4.5/5⭐️



It was really good, but I wouldn’t recommend it, at least not without a full list of trigger warnings😅

The audiobook though 👏🏻so good👏🏻 one of the best audiobooks I’ve ever listened to! The voice actors gave it there all and really sold me the story, so much so that it felt real

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, Incest, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Confinement, Alcohol, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Stalking, Torture, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

mhinch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Incest, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Violence

amanda_reads89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Murder

melissamalicious's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia

casaveli's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Holy sh*t. I don’t even know what to believe as the truth but that was a helluva fun rollercoaster of a story.

I listened to the audiobook version and it was fantastic. It was performed (phenomenally) by a full cast, coupled with an immersive soundscape, allowing you to be pulled into the setting of the story and letting it visually unfold in your mind. 
It’s told from multiple perspectives and timelines so you might get mental whiplash but it’ll be worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Stalking

bluz19's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was a slow burn right up until the very end. It was incredible to hear the breakdown of Josie’s life and it did really felt like I was in the middle of a crime drama breakdown. When I first read the books summary, I could’ve never pieced together that this book would come out of it. The entire book was about questioning who you could trust and who was going to turn on who. It played with the emotions and with the mind. The character are unreliable, the back story is too wild to be true, I found myself yelling at the characters because I wanted them to be smarter. I feel like though the overall book felt slower, that there was a constant feeling that something bad was going to happen or be uncovered next. As more of the character lives unfurl, it is building into a very interesting climax. This book made me consider being more careful with who I let into my life. The book had this aspect of being a Netflix documentary, which I wasn’t th biggest fan of. But I love how the character told her story through this medium. There was so much charged energy in this book that I didn’t want to put it down. 

If you are a fa of crime dramas, psychological thrillers, a movie-like storytelling then you will most likely enjoy this book. It will keep you guessing right up until the end. This book was one of the wildest rides, I would definitely read it again.

TW: this book does include abuse, alcoholism, mental-instability, pedophilia, and death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Chronic illness

lgiery's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Such a wild ride! Not sure what to make of the ending? I will be reading more from Lisa Jewell. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.5

My only problem with this book is that it didn’t quite stick the landing. The alternating perspectives of the original timeline and the podcast worked really well, and pulled me in. Having the before and after perspective built tension and kept focus even during slower parts of the story. So for the climax of the story to be told largely off-page felt a little off. I also think (and a lot of thrillers fall into this trap) that the author valued plot twists over a completely coherent plot. Both were subtle—the twists and the inconsistencies—but they both detract from each other. I sort of wish that we’d been able to get a little more into Josie’s headspace as well, though that would’ve perhaps ruined some of the twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Blood, Infidelity, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

emmy_readz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

What did I just listen to? Way too many uncomfortable handlings of sensitive topics like child grooming, sexual assault, mental disability, mental health, the list goes on and on. It's like Jewell was trying to be edgy by including certain aspects but instead came across with him victim blaming energy. Alix's kids were an afterthought, honestly not even sure why they were included other than to make the two MC kids go to the same school and connect them. I think we were supposed to be unsure of who to believe with the dual POV and making Josie have a semi sympathetic voice but it came across as pathetic and selfish. Whether you believe Josie or not her motivations don't make sense regardless. The multimedia aspect of the podcast made it interesting and the pace was great. The audiobook is definitely worth a listen as it has a full cast and gives you the full multimedia experience. With the hype this book and Jewell as an author has, I'm pretty disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Gaslighting, Ableism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Alcohol